Rev. James E. Orange, 65, Aide to Dr. King, Dies
The Rev. James E. Orange, an aide to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. whose arrest in Alabama in 1965 is considered one of the catalysts for the historic Selma-to-Montgomery march, died on Saturday in Atlanta, his hometown. He was 65.
The cause has not yet been determined, his daughter Deirdre Orange said.
Mr. Orange had joined the civil rights marches led by Dr. King and the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy in Atlanta in 1963. Soon after, he became a project coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, bringing young people into the movement.
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The cause has not yet been determined, his daughter Deirdre Orange said.
Mr. Orange had joined the civil rights marches led by Dr. King and the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy in Atlanta in 1963. Soon after, he became a project coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, bringing young people into the movement.